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New for-sale residential complex coming to Berryessa commercial area

By Ian Bauer, Berryessa sun

Posted:
06/11/2014 04:32:15 PM PDT

Updated:
06/12/2014 04:51:20 PM PDT

In an area of Old Oakland Road surrounded by business parks, the San Jose Municipal Golf Course and up the street from the county's Road and Airports Department building, new residential is set to insert itself into the mix.

The New Home Co., an Orange County homebuilder, is constructing Orchard Park, 239 single-family attached homes built on 15.9 acres at 1633 Old Oakland Road, south of Brokaw Road.

Kevin Carson, the company's Northern California president, said the project was approved by City of San Jose in 2010 and is expected to open this August. He added the residential complex is close to retail, commercial and office centers including tech campuses, parks and the golf course directly across the street.

"This site makes sense for innovative new homes, and fills a strong need for them," Carson said.

He noted the project is not a transit-oriented development in the traditional sense but will be close to the coming Berryessa BART Station.

"It is also approximately two miles from San Jose International Airport, has easy access to freeways and also convenient access to bus service to get to existing BART stations," he said.